Pit and tracheid anatomy explain hydraulic safety but not hydraulic efficiency of 28 conifer species

No gas source, no problem: Proximity to pre‐existing embolism and segmentation affect embolism spreading in angiosperm xylem by gas diffusion

(2021) Xinyi Guan et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Hydraulic traits are coordinated with maximum plant height at the global scale

(2019) Hui Liu et al.   Science Advances

Precipitation has dominant influences on the variation of plant hydraulics of the native Castanopsis fargesii (Fagaceae) in subtropical China

(2019) Xingyun Liang et al.   AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY

Pits with aspiration explain life expectancy of a conifer species

(2019) Steven Jansen et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Conflicting functional effects of xylem pit structure relate to the growth-longevity trade-off in a conifer species

(2019) Beth Roskilly et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Flooding regime drives tree community structure in Neotropical dry forests

(2019) Felipe De Carvalho Araújo et al.   JOURNAL OF VEGETATION SCIENCE

Can traits predict individual growth performance? A test in a hyperdiverse tropical forest

(2018) Lourens Poorter et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Robustness of xylem properties in conifers: analyses of tracheid and pit dimensions along elevational transects

(2018) Adriano Losso et al.   TREE PHYSIOLOGY

Triggers of tree mortality under drought

(2018) Brendan Choat et al.   NATURE

Biodiversity and climate determine the functioning of Neotropical forests

(2017) Lourens Poorter et al.   GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

Aridity drove the evolution of extreme embolism resistance and the radiation of conifer genus Callitris

(2017) Maximilian Larter et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Plant diversity and root traits benefit physical properties key to soil function in grasslands

(2016) Iain J. Gould et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Dissolved atmospheric gas in xylem sap measured with membrane inlet mass spectrometry

(2016) H. Jochen Schenk et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Structural determinants of increased susceptibility to dehydration-induced cavitation in post-fire resprouting chaparral shrubs

(2016) Anna L. Jacobsen et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Indirect Evidence for Genetic Differentiation in Vulnerability to Embolism in Pinus halepensis

(2016) Rakefet David-Schwartz et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Pit membrane structure is highly variable and accounts for a major resistance to water flow through tracheid pits in stems and roots of two boreal conifer species

(2015) Paul J. Schulte et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Weak tradeoff between xylem safety and xylem-specific hydraulic efficiency across the world's woody plant species

(2015) Sean M. Gleason et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

lavaan: AnRPackage for Structural Equation Modeling

(2015) Yves Rosseel   Journal of Statistical Software

The enigma of the rise of angiosperms: can we untie the knot?

(2014) L. Augusto et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

A broad survey of hydraulic and mechanical safety in the xylem of conifers

(2014) Pauline S. Bouche et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Three keys to the radiation of angiosperms into freezing environments

(2013) Amy E. Zanne et al.   NATURE

Phylogenetic signal in primate behaviour, ecology and life history

(2013) J. M. Kamilar et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Xylem embolism threshold for catastrophic hydraulic failure in angiosperm trees

(2013) M. Urli et al.   TREE PHYSIOLOGY

Controls on Coarse Wood Decay in Temperate Tree Species: Birth of the LOGLIFE Experiment

(2012) Johannes H. C. Cornelissen et al.   AMBIO

Using biological traits to explain ladybird distribution patterns

(2012) Richard F. Comont et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY

Hemisphere-scale differences in conifer evolutionary dynamics

(2012) A. B. Leslie et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Plasmodesmatal pores in the torus of bordered pit membranes affect cavitation resistance of conifer xylem

(2011) S. JANSEN et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Persisting soil drought reduces leaf specific conductivity in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) and pubescent oak (Quercus pubescens)

(2011) F. J. Sterck et al.   TREE PHYSIOLOGY

Phenotypic plasticity in mesic populations of Pinus pinaster improves resistance to xylem embolism (P50) under severe drought

(2011) Leyre Corcuera et al.   TREES-STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION

phytools: an R package for phylogenetic comparative biology (and other things)

(2011) Liam J. Revell   Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Mechanism of water-stress induced cavitation in conifers: bordered pit structure and function support the hypothesis of seal capillary-seeding

(2010) SYLVAIN DELZON et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

The Relationships between Xylem Safety and Hydraulic Efficiency in the Cupressaceae: The Evolution of Pit Membrane Form and Function

(2010) J. Pittermann et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Morphological variation of intervessel pit membranes and implications to xylem function in angiosperms

(2009) Steven Jansen et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

The importance of wood traits and hydraulic conductance for the performance and life history strategies of 42 rainforest tree species

(2009) Lourens Poorter et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Embolism resistance of three boreal conifer species varies with pit structure

(2009) Uwe G. Hacke et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Hydraulic traits are influenced by phylogenetic history in the drought-resistant, invasive genus Juniperus (Cupressaceae)

(2008) Cynthia J. Willson et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

Height-related trends in leaf xylem anatomy and shoot hydraulic characteristics in a tall conifer: safety versus efficiency in water transport

(2008) D. R. Woodruff et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Maximum height in a conifer is associated with conflicting requirements for xylem design

(2008) J.-C. Domec et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA